Top O Th Morning Speedy Sprinter, Daily Racing Form, 1918-02-16

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TOP 0 TH MORNING SPEEDY SPRINTER Top o th Morning proved himself the peer of all the sprinters engaged in the racing at the Fair round This Iecp oUay gelding has always been noted for his ability to run fast under heavy im ¬ posts and right now he appears to be in as good a condition as lie ever was and able to nut as fast as he ever did in his four seasons on the turf turfDuring During the meeting just terminated at the Fair ti rounds Top o th Morning won four straight vic ¬ tories in the Tulanu Highweight Handicap last Monday he carried 13S pounds conceding chunks of weight to all his opponents and won a hard fought contest scoring by a nose after seemingly being beaten in the stretch where his heavy weight began to tell His success in this race was all the more meritorious from the fact that he had started in the TiiluigKuit Handicap on Saturday and won that race in IrllVii a new track record for threequarters of a mile for the Fair Grounds course courseTop Top til Morning lias been shipped to lint Springs and if he retains the form shown at the Fair Grounds will be a hard one to beat at sprinting distances


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